Benjamin Kletzer, Stanton Schmitz, and Matthew Parkes are the winners of the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society’s 2021 scholarship awards.
Klezter, pursuing a Ph.D. in history at UC San Diego, has received the George W. Hilton Scholarship. He is writing a dissertation on the development of the Chinese National Railway.
Schmitz, pursuing a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering at Michigan Tech, was awarded the Bruce R. Ward Scholarship. Schmitz has a particular interest in artificial intelligence and its rail applications.
Parkes, who is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in civil and environmental engineering with a goal of a career in the railroad industry, received the Edward Myers Scholarship.
The three recipients, selected from a field of 12 applicants will each receive $3,00o. The awards are named for the R&LHS members who endowed them. Information on the scholarship program for 2022 is available at the R&LHS website.
— Value of scholarships corrected in last paragraph, July 14 at 7:20 a.m.
